Giving Back

Should We Give When We’re Paying Off Debt?

You’ve probably heard how giving not only benefits the recipients but the giver. However, what do you do when you’re in debt? Learn how you can pay off debt and give more to the causes that matter most to you! Giving While in Debt? Did you know that even through the pandemic, Americans included giving […]

Couple Money’s 5th Anniversary Giveaway

Running Couple Money has been a fantastic ride so far. In the past five years since I began this site, so much has happened both online and offline, including: had a baby (and expecting another one!) bought our first house paid off our car loan early paid for our last few cars with cash streamlined our retirement investing […]

Giving in Times of Disaster

When disasters strike, we naturally want to help out. Learn how you can find and donate to reputable organizations while avoiding charity scams. As many of you have probably seen, the Philippines has been hit by Typhoon Haiyan and it has left a trail of destruction and calamity as the country is scrambling to get aid […]

Making 2013 a Year of Giving

I think most people are generous in nature and want to help others. Around this time of year, many are looking to give more to the causes dear to their heart. Perhaps they have a goal of giving more next year than they were able to this year. However with finances squeezed for some families, […]

Love Drop Diomi and Nallee (Our Last Drop!)

Help give a Love Drop this season! This month the team’s coming together for Diomi and her son Nallee, who are going into the cold Milwaukee winter with very little food, clothes, and other necessities. Diomi has been through so much, including the loss of her father, the loss of her job, and clinical depression. Even […]

Love Drop in July: Felicity

Every month, I receive information from the Love Drop Network about a family in need of some support. They’re deserving families who could use a break. Here’s the Love Drop family for July: This month we’re coming together to help out the Withrow family – Jon and Amanda and their two children. Their four-year-old daughter […]

Donating Our Stuff

Today is definitely a Starbucks morning. Last night I finished packing away some of our stuff from the house for either donation, trashing, or mailing out. We’re making room for the baby and that means we have to completely rearrange our bedrooms to accommodate the big change. The baby’s room is kind of the guest room/storage room for our […]

Couple Money is in the Elite 8!

I need your support and vote if you have a minute! My post in Free Money Finance’s March Madness is up today in the Elite 8 competition. Couple Money’s Entry My post is for Charity: Water and I’d love to have a donation sent to this great cause. If I win for in this round, Charity: Water […]